Sugar is necessary!

• Does anyone else feel like this today? - Tired of being an MT
  • sick of MT - disgusted
  • I couldn't see it until I visited the site where you got it from. - too cute
    • what site is it? - am trying to copy it to e-mail my
  • It has advantages and disadvantages. - Very tired of being an MT
    • exploitation - scribester
      • I agree 100% - Very tired of being an MT
  • Nope, happy to be paid 30,000 a yr to work less than 8 hrs a day, in the comfort of my bedroom, - and my eyes on the kids after school. nm
    • speaking of "working from your bedroom" - Nanna23
      • hahahaha - me
    • Me too! Only wish I could work the pedal with my - omt
      • You could do what I do and put a heating pad on low over your feet as you pedal. - Northeast MT
        • Thank you fellow Northeaster. I'll try it! sm - omt
    • Well let's see ... - duck
      • ROFL! Using sugar to fuel your MT fingers? - former cubicle dweller
        • Sugar is necessary! - Sandy
        • OMG, I never made the connection but I think you're right - sugar = big line counts = $$$$$ Than - duck
      • If that were me, I wouldn't be able to reach the desk soon! nm - Becky
      • Nothing at all, glad you're NOT complaining which what most people come here to do. - There's no being grateful anymore for what one
    • Another happy bedroom worker... - kyradmt
      • Oh, and you make it sound so dirty! - LOL ;-) no msg.
      • Basement worker here and hate the 12 - happy except for
        • Aaahh, another basement dweller,,, lol nm - Subterranian
          • oooOOoooo the MTs under the stairs... - me
  • well, can't see your image, but... - sick of MTing2
    • Here's the image of myself - Tired of being an MT
      • hey, I can see it now, and yep, that's definitely ME! - sick of MTing2

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be surprised at the energy you will have.   You'll notice a difference in about 3 days.  I'm fixing to start it again because while I get up fine in the morning, after about 2 hours I hit a wall and it takes me about 2 hours to get past it where I can work again.   The only problem is I still have 2 hours left in my morning shift when I hit that wall so need to be working. 

Anyway the diet will give you lots of energy - similar to being on energy drinks, it will be healthier for you and if you need to lose a few pounds you can do that too. 

nm

My experience with trying to remain alert during 3rd shift:  I was trying to perk myself up with caffeine and sugar, but also found that I actually became MORE tired as a result.  Apparently, there's a biochemical explanation for this, due to the effect of caffeine and sugar on my insulin/blood sugar response.  Both caffeine and sugar cause an initial rise in blood sugar, but then a serious slump in blood sugar occurs, causing me to be even more tired than before.  So, I gave up the coffee and, after 3 days of withdrawal symptoms with horrendous headaches and fatigue, am having much more success staying awake during 3rd shift.  I have also found that a protein drink or snack is a much better solution.  Also, I am told that there are stimulants that do not affect the central nervous system as caffeine does, such as guarana, which I have not tried yet.

Also, it took me at least six weeks to adjust my body clock.  I figured out that I had to sleep at the same time every day for several hours, at least 7, and couldn't just take a few naps during the day and then expect to stay awake at night. 

The only reason I choose to work at night is because the pay is better; otherwise, I wouldn't do it.  I look forward to someday having a decent account with a decent pay with a 24-hour turnaround time.  I realize this is a fantasy.

We have had professional exterminators and it didn't phase them.  Get Terro.  You are more likely to find it at Home Depot/Lowes than at the grocery store.  I got traps this year, put them in the places where we had the biggest problem with ants and they are gone, gone, gone.    You can mix sugar and borax with water to dissolve it and then soak cotton balls in it and place around too.  I haven't tried this, though lots of people I know have said it works.   

We had ivy growing up one side of our house and the exterminator told us to get rid of it and that would help, we did and it didn't.